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Thalassemia kids families blood screening launched
PESHAWAR: The Frontier Foundation Hospital has launched the blood screening of the families of the children suffering from thalassemia.
The foundation Chairman, Sahibzada Muhammad Haleem, said the …

Policemen to donate blood to thalassemia patients
LAHORE: Lahore police have decided to contribute to blood donations for thalassemia patients. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Lahore police and Sundas Foundation. CCPO BA Nasir was …

Cops to donate blood to thalassemia patients
LAHORE: Lahore police have decided to contribute to blood donations for thalassemia patients. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between Lahore police and Sundas Foundation. CCPO BA Nasir was the …

Khammam: The ward that opened nine months back in Khammam district headquarters hospital for thalassemia patients has stopped functioning. Thanks to the lack of sincerity of officials in resolving the technical problems in the ward.
Collector R.V. Karnan …

Jul 24, 2019 (AB Digital via COMTEX) -- The global Thalassemia Market size is predicted to value at USD 3.53 billion by 2022, during the forecast period. The market is subject to observe a substantial growth due to the rise in occurrence of thalassemia …

The School of Life Sciences at the Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) in collaboration with ideSHi (Institute for Developing Science and Health) and the Rotary Club of Dhaka North organised a free thalassaemia screening camp recently at the …

Biotechnology and Microbiology students from the School of Life Sciences (SLS) at IUB, with the assistance of the school and in collaboration with ideSHi (Institute for Developing Science and Health), organised a campus-wide free thalassemia screening camp …

KOTA KINABALU: The Sabah Health Department has set a target of zero-inherited Thalassaemia births by 2030.
Sabah’s Minister of Health and People’s Well-being Datuk Frankie Poon Ming Fung said based on department records, there were 33 babies born with …

Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) teams in Lebanon are treating Syrian refugee children for thalassemia. A genetic blood disorder, in its acute forms thalassemia requires demanding treatment that we provide in a paediatric hospital in the city of Zahle in …

Dr. Farzana Khatoon, who was awarded for her valuable and long-standing service to the Maldivian Thalassemia Society (MTS), has passed away.
Dr. Farzana passed away in a comatose state in the UK.
Maldivian thalassemia patients and their families have …

Robert “Bob” Ficarra, an active board member of The Cooley’s Anemia Foundation for 44 years and son of Cooley’s Anemia Foundation founder Frank Ficarra, and Maria Hadjidemetriou, thalassemia patient and activist, were honored by the Cooley’s Anemia …

Celgene Corp. (CELG) and Acceleron Pharma Inc. (XLRN) said Tuesday that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration accepted Celgene's Biologics License Application or BLA for luspatercept, an investigational erythroid maturation agent, for the treatment of …

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BUTEMBO, DRC—Today, September 14, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, Dr. Robert Redfield, Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); Dr. Anthony S. Fauci, Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious …

The History of “Scientific” Racism and how it still continues exposed in exhibit at the Congressional Black Caucus Annual Legislative Conference
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Health City is the Cayman Islands' Only Medical Treatment Center for Liver Injuries
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New NACCHO report highlights work of rural health departments to address tobacco use
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KINSHASA, DRC—Today, September 13, Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, joined by other senior U.S. health officials, met with the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) President Felix Tshisekedi and other senior DRC officials as joint efforts …

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The Mayo Clinic Management of Persistent Symptoms After Concussion & mTBI-Online is designed to enhance the skills of medical providers who treat patients with mTBI and post concussive symptoms. You will review best practices in application to evaluation and intervention techniques targeting persistent symptoms of mTBI and concussion, including symptom management to assist patients in returning to their previous activities. Claim up to 3.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™. Let Mayo Clinic be your one stop for high-quality, trusted, live, online, and podcast professional education.

The 3rd Congress of joint European Neonatal Societies (jENS) this year in Maastricht, is organized by four leading societies in the field of neonatology - The European Society for Paediatric Research (ESPR), the European Society for Neonatology (ESN), the Union of European Neonatal and Perinatal Societies (EUNPS) and the European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants (EFCNI).
After two successful editions in Budapest in 2015 and Venice in 2017, they have all decided to combine their efforts again by organizing a meeting that will cover a wide range of topics in neonatology, ranging from state-of-the-art basic and clinical research to patient-centered care and clinical guidelines, in an unprecedented initiative.
During this event, neonatologists and neonatal care professionals from ...

Built in close collaboration with microbiome-focused researchers in Asia including the Japan Microbiome Consortium, Korea Society of Gut Microbiome, KoBioLabs, Shionogi Pharmaceuticals, Tokyo Institute of Technology and many more, the Microbiome Movement arrives in Asia for the first time to build on from the global success of events in the US and Europe, all dedicated to harnessing the power of the human microbiome to identify novel opportunities in therapeutic, biomarker and nutritional product development. Join the discussion amongst microbiome leaders in Asia including:
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The exosome field is evolving rapidly as scientific understanding grows and the industry quickly approaches the stage of entering clinical trials over the coming years. If the boom in immunotherapies has told us anything about drug development; it’s being first to market is game changing.
The inaugural Exosome Based Therapeutic Development Summit 2019 will unite biotech, academia, pharma and technology providers to accelerate the discovery, development and commercialization of safe and effective exosome based therapeutics. As the race to the clinic intensifies, this summit focuses exclusively on therapeutic applications to help industry leaders and newcomers alike overcome key challenges to improve the end-to-end development of these therapeutics, from discovery through to the delivery ...

It is our great pleasure to invite you to join us for the Annual Global Meeting of the International Gynecologic Cancer Society (IGCS 2019) to be held from September 19-21, 2019 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
Following the tradition of previous meetings, IGCS 2019 will provide you with the opportunity to learn about the latest clinical advances as well as international developments in research, practice and treatment for of women with gynecological cancer.
In the Global Meeting, IGCS has teamed up with national and regional societies, such as FEBRASGO, in offering a comprehensive program that covers the latest, cutting edge information including innovative developments in surgery, chemotherapy, radiotherapy, and pathology. This Meeting is multi-disciplinary and draws on expertise from ...

ESPE 2019 will bring to together the European community of paediatric endocrine specialists to learn about the latest developments in treatment, clinical best practice and cutting edge research. The theme of this year’s meeting is "Variety and Variation in Paediatric Endocrinology” relating to the diversity we encounter in our discipline and the care that we have to exercise when using the term “normality”.
The programme for ESPE 2019 will explore this theme through an exciting mix of plenary lectures, symposia, meet-the-expert sessions, debates on controversies and novel advances sessions. Whether you are a Clinician, a researcher, a nurse or an allied health professional ESPE 2019 has something for you.
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13 expert speakers from across Europe will summarize the most relevant scientific information for practitioners to implement into their daily work. A complete take-home compendium, including all presentations, will be handed out at the congress.
The Nephro Update Europe also provides many opportunities to interact with experts in their fields; during the lecture, in the Speaker's Corner and during the Welcome
2019 lectures include:
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-Cardiovascular
-Acute Kidney
-Systemic Autoimmune
-Diabetic
-Treatment of Kidney Failure I: Hemodialysis, Nutrition, and Medical Therapy in Hemodialysis
-Treatment of Kidney Failure II: Peritoneal Dialysis, Home Dialysis,...

Join us in September for Rheumatology News, Internal Medicine News & Family Practice News' 12th Annual Perspectives in Rheumatic Diseases CME/CE conference. We explore the latest advances in the treatment and management of rheumat­ic diseases. This conference is an opportunity to catch up on new developments in this complex area of medicine. Leading experts will present clinically relevant information that you will find immediately useful in the care of your patients. Rheumatoid arthritis, psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis and the many connec­tions are covered. Sessions will also focus on gout, systemic lupus erythematosus, axial spondyloarthropathies, scleroderma, GI complications as well as the management of pain that affects patients with rheumatic diseases. Don’t miss our highly ...